Collar-supporter.



J. A. DURAN.

COLLAR SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION Hmm Nov. 1, 190e.

911,216. Patented Feb.2,19o9.

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JAMES A. Dormir, orfPRovIDENcE, RHODE 'ISLANn VSpeeication of LettersPatent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

K 1 Application filed November 7, 1908. Serial No. 461,506.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. 'DoRAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented aV cerf` tain new and useful Improvement inCollar- Supporters, of which the following clear, and exact description.

This invention relates primarily to supporters for retaining in positionlace and other soft and Hexible collars commonly worn in connection withladies dresses.

The object of the invention is to *provide a collar supporter of thischaracter of simple and economical construction, and one in which-thelbar and its attaching means are constructed as a unit and inseparable,and

thus the possibility of losing any'of theparts ofthe device avoided. p

The invention consists infra collar supporter, comprising a bar havingat its opposite ends a pivoted spring pin or prong, `con-- structed andarranged to be readily inserted in the material of the collar, alias Iwill proceed now more particularly to 'set forth and Jnally claim. f

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, in t eseverallgures of which like parts are similarly-des1gnated, Figure 1 isan edgeviewof one form of the device embodying the invention.. Fig." 2is a plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are, respectively, plan andedge views, on alarger scale, of thefront platefor securing the in4 inplace. Figs. 5 and Gare, respectivey, plan andedge views, on a largerscale, ofthe spring plateffor coacting rwithathe pin. Fig. 7 isacrossfsectiomon a larger scale,jtaken substantially in the planeofline'A B, Fig. 2,

the pin being broken away. yFi 8 is adetail view, in partialsection anfr elevation, showin the pin and its attaching parts assemble beforeapplying `to they bar.` Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modied form of theinvention. Fi 10` is a plan view of the blank for forming t e bar of theconstructionshown in Fig. 9.4 Fig. 11`is a plan view ofthe blank ofVFig. 9 withits edges rolled over. j Fig.v 12 is a cross-section, on alarger scale, takensubstantially in the plane of line Cf-D, Fig.;9, andlooking in the direction of the arrow, the pin being broken away. lFi s.13 and14 are edge views of a ortion o the supporter, showing modifiedorms of pins. 1

The bar 1, Figs. 1 and 2, may be of pearl, horn, celluloid, or, anyother suitable light is a full,

` with the recesses 3.

the opening 10in said plate.

yfor the surface of the bar.

and sufficiently stiff material, and is preferably constructed with theenlarged portions 2 at its ends, which are recessed, as at 3, Fig. 7,Vthe bottoms of said recesses being slightly deeper at their centersthan at the edges, as shown atl 4. The portions 2 are also recessed upontheir opposite sides, as at 5, coinciding made through the bar upondiametrically opposite sides of the recesses, and extend from the bottomof the lrecess 3 to the bottom of the recess 5.

Within the recesses 3, are pivoted spring pins or ron sadapted to beengaged in the materia of t e collar to retain'the collar in properupright position. The pin may be constructed of a bent, and if desiredshouldered, ortion 7, and an elongated head 8,

prefera ly of rectangular shape in cross-section, and 'it is secured ina front plate 9 (see Figs. 3 and 4) `by passing its portion 7 through anelongated opening 10 in said plate, the head Soi the pin engagingdepressions 11, 11, formed upon opposite sides of Figs. 3 and 4, theplate 9 is provided with diametrically opposite ears 12, 12, anddiametrically opposite lugs 13, 13.

A spring plate 14 (Figs. 5 and 6) having a central depression 15, andoppositely arranged notches or cut-away portions 16, 16, and 17,17, isada ted to be placed u on the underside of the ont plate 9, with t eears 12,12, and lugs 13, 13, of plates 9 registering respectively withthe notches 16, 16 and'17, 17 of the sprin plate 14, and the ears 12bent 'down `within t e notches 16, and under the plate 14, thus lockingthe front plate 9 and spring pIate 14 together, with the head 8 of pinV7 in engagement with the depressions 11 and l15 in the said plates. Thepin as thus secured between the plates is placed in the recess `3 in theybar 1 with the lugs 13 passed through the o enings v6 and bent upagainst the bottom o the recess 5 to thus securely fasten the pin andits attached plates to the bar. Any suitable covering or filling may beplaced in the' recess 5 to cover and conceal the ends of the lugs 13 andto provide a finish As shown in Fig. 7, this illing is formed o ii apiece of metal 18 or other suitable flexible lmaterial of theapproximate shape of the recess 5 adapted to e forced into the undercutedges 19` of the recess. `lll/'hen thus assembled, .the cap plate l 9and its attached spring plate 14 rests upon Openings 6, 6, are

As shown in Y the bottom 'o'f the recess SWith the depresse'dfcentralportion 15 of the spring plate above the surface of the deeper portionof the recess to thereby obtain the desired spring Yaction of the plateWhen the pin is moved to its open and closed positions.

Asshown in Figs. '9, 10, 11 and 12, the bar 2O may be constructed ofsheet metal, and preferably formed from a blank, such. as shown in Fig.10 having the enlarged .ends 21, :the edges off which may be turned up.at right angles., as at 22., Fig. 12, to form cups or recesses to.receive the pin KYand `its front plate 23 and the spring plate 24. lnthis form of the device, the front plate is formed with out ears orlugs, Aas in the construction above described, and the pin and platesare assembled as before described, 'and placed in the cups or recesses,and theedges of the cups or recesses turned or rolled inward over thefront plate, as clearly shown at 25 in Fig. 12, to secure the Aarts inplace. In this form of the device, alito, the central portion `of thespring plate 24 'is raised sufficiently above the surface of the bar toobtain the desired spring action of the plate when the pin is moved toits open and closed positions. The edges of the bar between the enlargedand cupped or recessed ends may be rolled or curled, as shown Iat A2b,Figs. 9 and 11, to stiften the bar.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 9, the pins .are pivoted upon the face of thebar `with their oints extending longitudinally in opposite V'rectionsWith relation Yto the face of the bar and coacting With the face of thebar to retain the pins in locking .engagement lwith the material ofthecollar.

As sho-Wn in Figs. 13 and 14, the pin is bent to form ashoulder, and inFig. 13, this 'shoulder, v27, is arranged la little less than a rightangle to the plane `of .the bar, when the pin is in `closed position,While in Fig. 14, the shoulder, 28, is arranged substantially at rightangies to the plane of the bar. As shown in Fig. 14, the pin is insertedin the material so that the material Will engage the shouldered portionthereof.

By the .construction described, the pins are maintained in their closedposition by the action ofthe spring plates, and furthermore, by the bent(Figs. l and 8) or bent and shouldered (Figs. 1,3 and 14) forms of thepins, the longitudinal strain or ull of the material upon the pins willaid in olding the pins in .closed position.

In .applying the supporter to .a collar, the pins are turned to the openposition and maintained in .such position by their spring plates and thepin at .one end inserted inthe material ofthe collar at the proper placeand then closed., in which .position it is securely held by its springplate. The collar is then stretched to proper shape and placed over thepin -at the other end of the supporter,

` and'that pin closed and securely held in such closed position by itsspring plate. Thus, it Will be seentliat, the supporter may be easilyand quickly applied and Will be securely fastened to the collar againstaccidental displacement by coming in contact with the Wearers neck.

in order to remove the supporter, it is only necessary to raise the pin.points from the surface of the bar or to an open position, as shown atthe lower end of Fig. l, when the material of the collar may bedisengaged readily from the pins, the pins bein maintained in said openposition by the action of their spring plates.

rl"he bar and its attached fastening pins constructed and combined asabove described constitute a unitary collar sinliporter,

Without separate or detachable fastening means, and therefore, thepossibility of losing or misplacing any of the parts of the device isavoided.

It is to be noted, that the pins are pivoted to the bar so as to bemovable toward and from the face of the bar, as distinguished from beingmovable parallel with the face of the bar, and to describe thisdifference, lV have specified the movement as being outwardly from theface of the bar.

l have herein described my inveition in connection With its use as acollar supporterv` but I Wish to be understood as not limiting theinvention to this particular use, since the device is applicable for useinl connection With other articles of Wearing app arel, or otherarticles .of .thin and flexible material whore it may be found necessaryto mairtain the article in a stretched or distended condition. I Wishalso to be understood as not limiting my invention. to the exact detailso1 construction herein shown and described, as the same may be alteredin various particulars, and still be Within the scope of the invention,

ii/hat claim is l. An article of the class described, coinprising a bar,pins pivoted upon the face of the bar and having their points coactin gwith the face of the bar when in closed position and adapted to beopened outwardly from the face of the bar, and means for maintaining thepins in closed position.

2. An article of the class described, coinprising a bar, pins pivotedupon the face of the bar and having their points coacting with the faceof the bar when in closed position and adapted to be opened outnfardlyfrom the face of the bar, and means for maintaining the pins in closedand opened positions.

3. An article of the class described, coinprising a bar, pins pivotedupon the face of the bar and having their points coacting With the faceof the bar when in closed position and extending longitudinally of thebar in opposite directions and adapted to be opened outwardly from theface of the bar, and

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means for maintaining the pins in closed and open pililsitions. c Y Y 4.article of the class described, comprising a bar, bentY pins pivoted`upon the tace of the bar and aving their points coacting with the faceof thebar when in closed position and extending longitudinally of the arin opposite directions and adapted to be opened outwardly from the faceof the bar, and means for maintaining the pins in closed and openpositions. Y

5. An article oi the class described, comprising a bar, 'front plates,spring plates secured in said iront plates, means for securing saidJfront plates and their attached spring plates-to the ends oi, the bar,and pins pivotally arranged in said iront plates and havin headsinterposed between said iront and sprin plates, whereby-said pinsareVmaintaine in closed and open positions. Y

6. An article of the class described, com# prising a bar, havin recessesat its ends,

iront plates, Aspring p ates arranged beneath v said front plates, pinspivotally mounted in said front plates and having heads ,interposedbetween said front and spring plates, whereby the pins are maintained inclosed and o en positions, and `means for securing said p ates and theirattached pins'in'the recesses in said bar.

7. An article oi the class described, ycomprising a barl having recessesatits ends, ront plates having plates arranged beneath said front platesan secured thereto Vby said ears, pins f ivotally mounted in said frontplates an havin heads interposed between said front an spring plates,whereby the pins are mainintegral ears, springv ,tained in closed andopen positions, and lugs on saidfront lates for securing said plates ndtheir attac ed pins in the recesses in said 8. -An article of the classdescribed, comrising ,a bar having recesses at its ends, tront plateshaving diametrically o posite ears and lugs, sprin plates havingiametrically cpposite notc es registering with the ears an ugs of saidiront plates and arranged beneath said front plates and secured theretoby the earsfot1 said iront plates engaging the complemental notchesthereof, y

pins pivotall mounted in said iront plates and iront 'plates and springplates, whereby the pins are'maintained in'closed and opened positions,the said dplates and their attached pins being secure in the recesses insaid bar passing the lugs of said iront lates through the bar andsecuringthem in ace.

9. An article of the class describe ,comprising a bar, bent andshouldered pins ivoted upon the face of the bar and having t eir pointscoacting with the tace of the bar when inclosed osition and extendinglongitudinally of t e bar in o posite directions and adapted to be openeoutwardly Jfrom the Jface oi' the bar, and means ior maintaining thepins in closed and open positions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set *my hand this fourth day oiNovember A.

JAMES A. DORAN..

Witnesses:

KATHIE M. DoRAN, NELLIE R. DonAN.

aving eads interposed between said

